C12S04 Genesis of the Daleks
Synopsis
The Doctor's own people — the Time Lords — have foreseen a time in which the Daleks dominate all other lifeforms in the universe. So disturbing is this possibility, that they break their own Laws of Time in an attempt to change the future. And who better to send on this quest than their own renegade number — the Doctor.
Unwillingly transported into the fields and trenches of a battle-exhausted Skaro, the Doctor must face his most dangerous mission ever - to prevent the Daleks from ever being created.
Cover notes
The Doctor's iconic enemies, the Daleks, have been inextricably linked to Doctor Who almost since its inception. After each story they were definitively killed, and yet the metal monsters always found a way to return. Genesis of the Daleks was Terry Nation's third Dalek story in as many years, and marked the peak of the mini-revival of Dalekmania. Having found himself challenged to write something new and more original than the Dalek stories of old, Nation went back to basics. The Daleks were originally born out of his fears and memories of the Second World War as a child, and Nation used the Nazis as a basis for the Daleks' fictional creation. With the character of Davros — superbly portrayed by Michael Wisher — as its crowning glory, Genesis of the Daleks must go down as one of the all-time classics of Doctor Who.
Cast
| The Doctor | Tom Baker | listed as Doctor Who |
| Sarah Jane Smith | Elisabeth Sladen | |
| Harry Sullivan | Ian Marter | |
| Davros | Michael Wisher | |
| Nyder | Peter Miles | |
| Gharman | Dennis Chinnery | ep. 1,2,4,5,6 |
| Ravon | Guy Siner | ep. 1,3 |
| Time Lord | John Franklyn-Robbins | ep. 1 |
| Kaled leader | Richard Reeves | ep. 1,2,3 |
| Dalek operator | John Scott Martin | |
| Dalek operator | Cy Town | ep. 3,4,5,6 |
| Dalek operator | Keith Ashley | ep. 3,4,5,6 |
| Dalek voice | Roy Skelton | ep. 3,4,5,6 |
| Sevrin | Stephen Yardley | ep. 2,3,4,5,6 |
| Ronson | James Garbutt | ep. 2,3,4 |
| Tane | Drew Wood | ep. 2 |
| Gerrill | Jeremy Chandler | ep. 2 |
| Thal soldier | Pat Gorman | ep. 2 |
| Kavell | Tom Georgeson | ep. 3,4,5 |
| Mogran | Ivor Roberts | ep. 3 |
| Thal politician | Michael Lynch | ep. 3,4 |
| Thal soldier | Hilary Minster | ep. 3 |
| Thal guard | Max Faulkner | ep. 3 |
| Bettan | Harriet Philpin | ep. 4,5,6 |
| Kaled guard | Peter Mantle | ep. 5 |
| Kravos | Andrew Johns | ep. 6 |
| Thal soldier | John Gleeson | ep. 6 |
Crew
| Written by | Terry Nation | |
| Production Unit Manager | George Gallaccio | |
| Production Assistant | Rosemary Crowson | |
| Title music | Ron Grainer and BBC Radiophonic Workshop | |
| Title sequence | Bernard Lodge | |
| Incidental music | Dudley Simpson | |
| Special sound | Dick Mills | |
| Visual effects designer | Peter Day | |
| Davros' mask | John Friedlander | listed ep. 6 only; probably all |
| Costume designer | Barbara Kidd | |
| Make-up | Sylvia James | |
| Studio Lighting | Duncan Brown | |
| Studio Sound | Tony Millier | |
| Film Cameraman | Elmer Cossey | ep. 1,2,3 |
| Film Sound | Bill Meekums | ep. 1,2,3 |
| Film Editor | Larry Toft | ep. 1,2,3 |
| Script Editor | Robert Holmes | |
| Designer | David Spode | |
| Producer | Philip Hinchcliffe | |
| Director | David Maloney |
DVD Extras
| Tom Baker Elisabeth Sladen Peter Miles David Maloney |
commentary track | |
| Genesis of a classic [2006] | Barry Letts (Jon Pertwee) (Terry Nation) Terrance Dicks David Maloney Philip Hinchcliffe (Robert Holmes) Elisabeth Sladen Dick Mills Tom Baker [Terror of the Autons] ["Gothic horror"] [The time warrior] Roy Skelton Sylvia James Guy Siner Duncan Brown James Garbutt Peter Miles (Mary Whitehouse) Michael Wisher Dennis Chinnery Peter Day (John Friedlander) [Dan Dare] [Mekon] Cy Town John Scott Martin |
A special 62-minute documentary, looking at the making of Genesis of the Daleks with contributions from many of the cast and crew of the story. Includes "Teach yourself 'Dalek' in six easy lessons" with Roy Skelton |
| The Dalek tapes [2006] | Terry Nation Alan Whicker Kim Newman Nicholas Briggs Terrance Dicks Richard Martin Andrew Beech [The Dalek invasion of Earth] Ian McLachlan [The chase] (Raymond Cusick) (BBC Radiophonic Workshop) (Peter Hawkins) Derek Dodd Ken Grieve Anneke Wills Cy Town Royce Mills Roy Skelton (David Graham) [Curse of the Daleks] [Mission to the unknown] [The Daleks' masterplan] [The power of the Daleks] (Christopher Barry) [The evil of the Daleks] (David Whitaker) Timothy Combe (Derek Martinus) (Marius Goring) Peter Day Innes Lloyd Peter Purves [Day of the Daleks] [Planet of the Daleks] [Death to the Daleks] [Genesis of the Daleks] Philip Hinchcliffe (Tom Baker) (Robert Holmes) David Maloney (Dudley Simpson) John Noakes Lesley Judd [Destiny of the Daleks] (Lalla Ward) [East Dulwich police station] Mr. Harding, Champion Hill Eric Saward Terry Molloy [Resurrection of the Daleks] [Revelation of the Daleks] (Matthew Robinson) Graeme Harper [Rememberance of the Daleks] |
A 53-minute feature, which tells the story of Doctor Who's most iconic villans, as well as providing a history of the 'classic series' Dalek stories along with rare footage from programmes such as Blue Peter and Vision On. |
| Continuity compilation | A selection of off-air continuity announcements for the various BBC transmissions of the story. | |
| Blue Peter [1975-03] | John Noakes Peter Purves Lesley Judd (Jonathan Sellers) |
An item from March 1975 (during the transmission of Genesis of the Daleks) which looks at a collection of Doctor Who models built by a 16-year-old viewer Jonathan Sellers. |
| photo gallery | ||
| Radio Times listings | ||
| The Doctor Who Annual 1976 |
Special Edition DVD Extras
BluRay Extras
Commentary
| serial code : | 4E |
| episode count : | 6 |
| initial broadcast date : | 1975-05-08 |
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| part of The Dalek Collection boxset | |